Neuropsychology for Adults
Many adults seek neuropsychological evaluations to determine if their problems with attention, memory, emotional, or learning difficulties may stem from other psychological/neurological conditions or disorders.
Adult ADD/ADHD
Adult ADD/ADHD
Are you having trouble staying organized? Is it a challenge to stay focused throughout the day?
Adults that are experiencing problems maintaining a schedule or making it through the work day may begin to wonder if these symptoms are being caused by normal frustrations that occur day to day, or if there is an undiagnosed issue that needs to be addressed.
Our Adult ADHD screening can help with this. Let our experienced neuropsychologists assist with pinpointing the underlying reasons for these symptoms.
Traumatic Brain Injury
TBI can be categorized as mild to severe, depending on the severity of the injury. In all cases, an evaluation by one of our neuropsychologists can help prepare the patient and caregiver for realistic treatments plans, therapy and outcomes.
Common symptoms after a Traumatic Brain Injury:
Fatigue
Headaches
Visual disturbances
Memory loss
Poor attention/concentration
Sleep disturbances
Dizziness/loss of balance
Irritability-emotional disturbances
Feelings of depression
Seizures
Nausea
Loss of smell
Sensitivity to light and sounds
Mood changes
Getting lost or confused
Slowness in thinking
Traumatic brain injuries can result in lingering effects for weeks, months, and even years. If you or your loved one has lingering effects from a past event, our comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation and cognitive rehabilitation therapy can help achieve the highest levels of independence through memory training and life skills strategies sessions. Evaluations are available after an event has occurred, and our providers will work closely with your doctor to help you or your loved one return to daily life.
Neurological Disorders, Stroke & Epilepsy
Neurological Disorders are are diseases of the brain, spine, and the nerves that connect them in the central and peripheral nervous system. There are over 600 of these neurological diseases. Hundreds of millions are affected by neurological disorders around the world.
A partial list of symptoms for neurological disorders include:
foggy thinking
feeling slowed down
unable to complete a task
difficulties with following through
reduced motivation
lack of energy
irritability
feeling like 'not the same person as before'
Known neurological conditions, such as multiple sclerosis, stroke or epilepsy, can result in a multitude of cognitive and emotional symptoms. This can be further amplified by given stressors such as job or school disruption and problems with family members. A neuropsychological evaluation can help identify these difficulties and develop appropriate recommendations.
Patients can effectively compensate for changes in thinking by using organizational and memory strategies. Implementing these strategies in a work or school setting is essential for functional improvement. Additionally, the patient's expectations need to be commensurate with current functioning. If the person is experiencing persistent changes and is constantly wanting to just 'be who he/she used to be,' these issues need to be addressed so the patient can move forward and develop new goals that are essential to self-worth and life satisfaction.
Early Onset Dementia
Have you noticed subtle, vague changes in your motor skills or personality?
In adults, early onset dementia presents itself most frequently as a change in thinking, difficulty problem solving or changes in how an individual behaves. Motor symptoms are affected, for example, a patient may find themselves dropping dishes.
Diagnosing these issues in adults as early as possible is incredibly important to therapy and treatment. Our trained providers are skilled at determining if these changes are typical of the aging process or something more.
Pseudodementia, Depression & Anxiety
Pseudodementia is a disorder in which a person experiences the cognitive symptoms that appear similar to those seen in patients with dementia, Alzheimer's disease or stroke.
However, these changes actually have to do with emotional changes such as depression or anxiety.
It is difficult to discern pseudodementia from dementia as the reported changes in thinking are similar, and the person may not present with typical symptoms of depression, such as tearfulness or overt sadness.
Someone with pseudodementia may experience some or all of these symptoms:
Memory loss
Word finding difficulties
Fogginess
Feeling slowed down
Sluggish
Feeling blue or down
Losing his/her train of thought
Having a hard time staying on task
A neuropsychological evaluation can determine if pseudodementia is causing these symptoms. This is especially important as pseudodementia can be reversible with treatment.
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